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Personal info

Full name
HOVLAND, Oliver Milton
Date of birth
16 June 1913
Age
31
Place of birth
North Dakota
Hometown
Short Creek, Burke County, North Dakota

Military service

Service number
37171797
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
357th Infantry Regiment,
90th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
29 November 1944
Place of death
Hemmersdorf, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
J 20 25

Immediate family

Members
John F. Hovland (father)
Helga F. (Erickson) Hovland (mother)
Alma R. Hovland (sister)
Loren A. Hovland (brother)
Donald Hovland (brother)
Helga D. Hovland (sister)
Kenneth E. Hovland (brother)

More information

Pfc Oliver M. Hovland was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Limey, France.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Rec Family Tree, www.findagrave.com – Shane O, http://www.usarmydatadepot.com

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